Application of in vivo stain of methylene blue as a diagnostic aid in the early detection and screening of oral squamous cell carcinoma and precancer lesions

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 497-503

  Chen, Ya Wei ^a   Lin, Jiun Sheng ^a   Wu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Lui, Man Tien ^a   Kao, Shou Yen ^a,b   Fong, Yao ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Oral cancer; Oral precancer

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CARCINOMA; ORAL BIOPSY; PRECANCER; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 37349005517     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70048-0     Document Type: Article

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